Question

1.a statement that appears to contradict itself

Answer 1

1. paradox

2. troupe

3. anti-Stratfordian

4. motif

5. posthumous

6. Stratfordian

7. unattainable

8. normative

9. gentry

Answer 2

Answer:

1. Paradox.- a statement that appears to contradict itself.  

2. Troupe.- a traveling group of actors, singers, or dancers.

3. Anti-Straffordian.- someone who does not believe that Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare's plays.

4. Motif.- a recurring theme, structure, contrast, or literary device in literature .

5. Posthumous.- happening after the death of the person  

6. Straffordian.-someone who believes Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare's plays.

7.- Unattainable.- impossible to reach.

8.- Normative.- a standard of behavior; a social expectation.  

9. Nobility.- the English upper class ranking just below nobility